This page aims to give an extensive overview of EVERYWHERE I have been on my travels, the second most asked question I get asked is “Where have you been?” (after “How can you afford to travel so much?”) As of June 2019, I’ve been to:

– all 7 continents (or all 8 if you count the Middle East)
– 170 recognised countries (from my list of 626)
– 135 countries with a FIFA international football team
– 1,150 cities/towns/villages/settlements/ruined cities

– 13 out of 29 Chinese Provinces
– 8 out of 36 Indian States
– 6 out of 6 Counties in Northern Ireland
– 16 out of 16 Provinces of Poland
– 19 out of 19 Villages in Nauru
– 46 unrecognised countries
– 5 out of 8 Australian Provinces
– every country in (mainland) America (North, Central and South)
– every country in Europe except Albania
– every country in the former USSR except Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Gaugazia
– over 150 football stadiums
– over 150 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

I will try to keep this list as up to date as I can and it will include links to each page listing those places or at least articles that those places have featured in. Having searched the web for other travel blogs, there isn’t a single other one man travel blog that has visited all seven continents and written over 3,000 travel stories in the last 9 years.

What is a country/significant region?OK I have my own opinion on what is a country (or significant region) and what is not. For example I am a proud Northern Irishman and therefore Northern Ireland is a country to me. As is Hong Kong – it is separate from China in my eyes. I don’t class the United Kingdom as a country at all – to me it’s a kingdom of four countries and several island states. So for this list I have used my own definition of a country, as well as the Traveller’s Century Club list of “Countries and Territories”. Yes, I know it is very sceptical as it includes Tasmania, Alaska etc. as “territories geographically separated from their homeland”, but that is the logic they have used to include Northern Ireland, so we’ll go with it. There is a possible 325 on their list. I have also thought about including only FIFA countries on this list, but that doesn’t include Antarctica. But as for my 100 country journey, I used the FIFA list.

It is not up to at present but I will attempt to keep it as up to date as I can, it will eventually be in five categories:

– Continents I’ve been to
– Countries/Significant Regions I’ve been to (as per The Traveler’s Century Club)
– Cities, Towns, Villages, Settlements or Specific Places I’ve been to (this includes islands and remote places in Antarctica and general scenic spots)
– World Heritage Sites I’ve been to
– Football Stadiums I’ve been to

* (anything below that is in brackets means that I was only in transit there)

I’ve based this list partly on the Travellers Century/100 Club list though I don’t quite agree with all of their definitions on there, and I’m sure you also won’t but here’s their list: List of the world’s countries. There are 325 countries or territories on that list. The list below will contain some overlap of places such as Borneo and United Kingdom, included only so you can go to those places in one link and make my site a bit more navigable.

Significant regions, countries, disputed territories, unusual cults and special zones I have been to (each country links to my articles on it):

Countries I Haven’t Been to but had airport stops and transited in (just for reference, I don’t count them):
(Mauritania)

Countries on the UN and FIFA list that I don’t recognise but have been to:
China including Hong Kong, Macau and Tibet
Spain including Catalonia and Basque Country
United Kingdom
United States of America

Cities, Towns, Villages, Settlements or Significant Places I’ve Been ToOn this list I have included everywhere I have been narrowed down to cities, towns, villages or what I deem to be a significant place. These are listed under the same categories as the countries above, those places in brackets mean I was only there in transit (the bus stopped, the train stopped, I changed flights etc.).

Johnny, I just found your website and love the content. I hope you are doing ok. We are planning a trip to Transnistria within the next month and your blog was awesome, just what we needed! So I’m hoping to get on your email list for when you update the blog. It’s amazing how you manage to dig up all these little known places. Take care of yourself and please keep on posting and traveling!

Hi Robin, thanks for the comment. Sadly I have not been updating this blog much or checking the comments and emails due to ongoing depression and issues in my life. I wish you a safe trip to Transnistria. It’s a cool country to whackpack through. Safe travels, Jonny